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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

What Stops You?

What stops you from taking care of and/or decorating your house? The Nester had a great article today - 10 Ways to Avoid Having a Home You Love. I think the thing that has stopped me the most is that we've never had the money to put into decorating our houses, so I didn't do anything. And I spent a lot of time over the years resenting the fact that we didn't have the money to fix things up, eaten up with discontentment, especially when we owned our house in Ft. Worth. What a waste of time and energy! If I'd just cleaned up, decluttered, and fixed up with what I had, I would have had a home that I enjoyed and I wouldn't have made my husband feel about 18 inches tall.

For the tenth way, The Nester asked "what am I forgetting?" as a way to involve her readers and learn more about the things that stop us from making our homes lovely with what we have. My answer was two-fold: what my husband will think of it and sitting at the computer reading about everyone else's homes and ideas instead of getting up and doing something! In reality, my husband just wants food, a place to sit, and a comfy bed - he doesn't care so much about the decor, as a general rule. As for getting up and doing something . . .

About Me

I'm the 40-something wife of an independent Baptist pastor and the mother of three young adults. We're southerners transplanted to beautiful British Columbia, where we spend our days in full-time Christian ministry. I have lots of crafting interests, the latest of which is quilting. I also love to laugh. A lot. God is good!